Par

(n) (U)

1. (in gaolf) the number of strokes a good player should need to complete a course or to hit the ball into a particular hole 标准杆数

e.g. a par five hole

五标准杆的洞

e.g. Par for the course is 72.

一场球的标准杆数是72杆。

2. (also par value) (business) the value that a share in a company had originally （股票的）面值，票面价值

e.g. to be redeemed at par

以面值兑换

(idm)

1. below/under par: less well, good, etc. than is usual or expected 不太好；不佳；不及平常好；不如预期

e.g. Teaching in some subjects has been well below par.

一些科目的教学一直远达不到标准。

2. be par for the course: (disapproving) to be just what you would expect to happen or expect sb to do in a particular situation 不出所料；果不其然

(syn) the norm

e.g. Starting early and working long hours is par for the course in this job.

开工早，工时长，是担任这个工作的家常便饭。

3. on a par with sb/sth: as good, bad, important, etc. as sb/sth else 与...同样好（或坏，重要等）；不相上下；伯仲之间

e.g. The company specializes in the operational management and marketing of luxury villas and strives to operate private villas on a par with their high-end (5-star and above )hotel counterparts.

公司专攻豪华别墅的运营管理和营销，并努力运营与他们的高端（5星级及以上）酒店运营商相同的私人别墅。

4. up to par: as good as usual or as good as it should be 达到通常（或应有）的水准

(syn) up to scratch

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